Goal: Build capacity among all stakeholders for strengthening the critical role of school libraries and school librarians in teaching and learning.
Objective: Identify collaborative partners from school districts, higher education, public libraries and systems, professional organizations, and business and industry in support of the school libraries in improving student achievement.
Objective: Increase support among school administrators in support of school libraries and school librarians in improving student achievement.
Suggested Discussion Items: · Build awareness and support of the recommendations for school libraries in the Regents Advisory Council for Libraries’ __Creating the Future: a 2020 Vision Plan for Library Service in New York State__ • Build awareness of school librarians’ vital role in the increased student research requirements in the Common Core State Standards. • Recognize models in which school administrators who support school library programs are recognized (i.e. Administrator Awards (AASL, SSL, affiliate) and through School Library Systems (i.e. BOCES Administrator Hall of Fame). · Create models for consistent understanding throughout schools for the vision, respective roles, responsibilities and shared accountability in collaborative teaching and use of educational technology to ensure students are prepared for college and careers • Share research-based articles documenting value of school library programs through social media Guiding Questions:
What drives the decision making of Pre-Service Administrators?
What drives the decision making of school, district and administrators?
What drives the decision making of partner organizations and associations?
What do we want stakeholders (administrators, partner organizations) to know about how school librarians impact Teaching and Learning?
What do we want them (administrators, partner organizations) to know about school librarians?
What do we want them to BE LIKE about the role of school librarians once they have this information? General Approach to the workgroup’s task. a. Understand target audience.b. Determine what we want target audience to know, do and be like as a result of committee’s effort.c. Determine how best to communicate with target groups.d. Write action steps recommendations with timeline.e. Assessment of subgroup outputs. Common Documents for Administrative Support working group: NYSED School Library Media Program Evaluation (SLMPE) Rubric
A strong library builds strong students.What do administrators need to KNOW, UNDERSTAND, REALIZE, SEE, BELIEVE about school libraries/librarians so that they, too, are advocating for them and seeing they are non-negotiable....
We need to talk the same language, understand the same documents, and collectively make positive and workable recommendations--Sue Kowalski
AASL Standards for Student Learners--Think, Create, Share, Grow
Examples of videos supporting the role of school librarians:
Principals Know: School Librarians are the Heart of the School was crowdsourced by Dr. Judi Moreillon and Dr. Teresa Starrett using funds provided by the Texas Library Association, Demco, and the Dean's Research Funds (College of Professional Education, Texas Woman's University).
Administrative Support
Team Leaders--Sara Kelly Johns, Sue Kowalski
Recommendation
Goal: Build capacity among all stakeholders for strengthening the critical role of school libraries and school librarians in teaching and learning.
Objective: Identify collaborative partners from school districts, higher education, public libraries and systems, professional
organizations, and business and industry in support of the school libraries in improving student achievement.
Objective: Increase support among school administrators in support of school libraries and school librarians in improving student achievement.
Suggested Discussion Items:
· Build awareness and support of the recommendations for school libraries in the Regents Advisory Council for Libraries’
__Creating the Future: a 2020 Vision Plan for Library Service in New York State__
• Build awareness of school librarians’ vital role in the increased student research requirements in the Common Core State
Standards.
• Recognize models in which school administrators who support school library programs are recognized (i.e. Administrator
Awards (AASL, SSL, affiliate) and through School Library Systems (i.e. BOCES Administrator Hall of Fame).
· Create models for consistent understanding throughout schools for the vision, respective roles, responsibilities and shared
accountability in collaborative teaching and use of educational technology to ensure students are prepared for college and
careers
• Share research-based articles documenting value of school library programs through social media
Guiding Questions:
What drives the decision making of Pre-Service Administrators?
What drives the decision making of school, district and administrators?
What drives the decision making of partner organizations and associations?
What do we want stakeholders (administrators, partner organizations) to know about how school librarians impact Teaching and Learning?
What do we want them (administrators, partner organizations) to know about school librarians?
What do we want them to BE LIKE about the role of school librarians once they have this information?
General Approach to the workgroup’s task.
a. Understand target audience.b. Determine what we want target audience to know, do and be like as a result of committee’s effort.c. Determine how best to communicate with target groups.d. Write action steps recommendations with timeline.e. Assessment of subgroup outputs.
Common Documents for Administrative Support working group:
NYSED School Library Media Program Evaluation (SLMPE) Rubric
APPR Rubric Press Release:
http://www.nyla.org/images/nyla/documents/appr_rubric-pressrelease.pdf
APPR Alignment with New York State Standards:
http://www.nyla.org/images/nyla/files/APPR-nys_aligned1-2012.pdf
Information Fluency Continuum Resolution:
http://www.nyla.org/max/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=708&MenuKey=home
Empire State Information Fluency Continuum:
http://www.nyla.org/images/nyla/documents/Empire_State_Information_Fluency_Continuum-2012.pdf
A strong library builds strong students.What do administrators need to KNOW, UNDERSTAND, REALIZE, SEE, BELIEVE about school libraries/librarians so that they, too, are advocating for them and seeing they are non-negotiable....
We need to talk the same language, understand the same documents, and collectively make positive and workable recommendations--Sue Kowalski
AASL Standards for Student Learners--Think, Create, Share, Grow
http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_LearningStandards.pdf
Sue Kowalski's Annual Report LibGuide, a model of being accountable for a school community. (posted by Sara, not Sue)
http://pinegrove.libguides.com/annualreport2013_14Examples of videos supporting the role of school librarians:
Principals Know: School Librarians are the Heart of the School was crowdsourced by Dr. Judi Moreillon and Dr. Teresa Starrett using funds provided by the Texas Library Association, Demco, and the Dean's Research Funds (College of Professional Education, Texas Woman's University).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bihGT7LoBP0&feature=youtu.be
Video from Washington Library Media Association, Teacher Librarians at the Heart of the School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPTqGnCfoMU